Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 145 | 141 | 135 | 123 | 154 | 352 | 469 | 403 | 356 | 314 | 226 | 191 | 160 | 118 | 109 | 269 | 525 | 630 | 784 | 805 | 1217 | 1287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.82m | 1:31PM2.02m | 1:52AM1.89m | 2:26PM2.09m | 2:46AM1.95m | 3:19PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.10m | 7:45PM0.17m | 8:03AM0.03m | 8:41PM0.11m | 8:59AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 77 | 145 | 141 | 135 | 123 | 154 | 352 | 469 | 403 | 356 | 314 | 226 | 191 | 160 | 118 | 109 | 91 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 96 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 124 | 114 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 16 | 60 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | SE 12 | SE 13 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 16 | S 21 | SE 14 | S 20 | SE 14 | S 19 |
| kJ | 15 | 44 | 9 | 50 | 61 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 49 | 74 | 36 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 115 | 269 | 525 | 630 | 784 | 805 | 1217 | 1287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 27 | 27 | 81 | 27 |
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